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Retained Make Up Drills Staffing Update What is Prior Notice? Retained Make Up Drills The Union has received several enquiries in relation to retained firefighters making up station drills due to other circumstances preventing them attending normal training. The Department’s […]

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Recall kilometres backpay this week
Retained annual leave
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State Election wrap
May Day time – are you FIRED UP?
Move ups/standbys for staff shortages
Easter Sunday: Overtime for Retained members
Easter Sunday: Consolidated leave for Permanent members
Paternity leave dispute – update #1
FBEU supports toxic exposures research
PFAS Inquiry report – update #1
Clause 16 Training Course Entitlements

It’s time… to vote for our Boss
SOSB bans delivery of bad news
Paternity leave dispute
Transfer Register Review – 28 March deadline reminder
Recover at Work Plans and roster dispute
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Nominations are called from members to fill one of three (3) Committeeperson positions on their Sub-Branch Executive Committee for the term 2019-2022

2.5% wage rise today
Recall kilometres and review of transfer registers
State Election in thirty-six days

Insurer hunting down cancer claims – don’t sign anything, ring the Union
Australia Day public holiday Monday 28 January
MW2 Transfer Ban Lifted

The Year of Changing the Rules
Vale Reg Brown
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Inside this issue:
Repressive Code of Conduct defeated
PFAS Inquiry report
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Inside this issue:

Recall kilometres dispute – Union vindicated #1
Berejilkian’s FESL – Union vindicated #2
New “corporate” uniform shelved
Blue cats eyes – an avoidable (and now banned) risk

So said Labor MLC Greg Donnelly to the Christian Democratic Party’s Fred Nile last night (it’s there in the record on Page 72) after the CDP sided with the Berejiklian Government to defeat Labor’s amendment to cover all firefighters, including those already suffering with cancer before 27 September this year.